It was an inspired city team that turned in an
emphatic second 30 minutes producing four wonderful goals that simply Mallow
had no answer to.

To be fair to the North Cork side, they were not a lesser team by five goals
but a devastating 10-minute spell around the three-quarter mark that yielded
three goals was the defining period.

Mallow, wind assisted, led at the break 0-12 to 0-10 with Aaron Sheehan and Pa
Herlihy in particular in rich form. However, once man-of-the-match Joe Logue
got a grip and fired home his first goal on 47 minutes, Blackrock stepped up
the intensity. Midfielder Stephen Murphy was provider for the second goal which
was finished by sub Alan Nolan.

Logue struck again a few minutes later and suddenly Blackrock had raced 3-13 to
0-13 clear.

Deep in added time now and with a firm grip on the Kevin McGrath Cup, Nolan
added another stunning goal.

Meanwhile, Mallow, who had shown much promise early on, couldn't get any
momentum going, and were restricted to three second-half points.

Ballincollig
made history at Páirc Uí Rinn last night when they captured the Rebel Óg
Premier 2 minor hurling championship title for the first time.

A
powerful second-half performance saw them overturn a two point half-time
deficit to eventually dethrone holders Fr O'Neill's.

O'Neill's,
backed by the wind, had the better of the early exchanges with Joe Millerick
and Paudie McMahon helping them into a 0-7 to 0-5 interval lead. However,
Ballincollig resumed in determined mood and were on equal terms by the three-quarter
mark. Man of the match Cian Dorgan, Stephen Bunyan and Diarmuid McDonnell
pushed them 0-10 to 0-8 as the game petered out.

However,
they finished off in style. Solid defending ensured a clean sheet for Adam
Buckley. Then, with the momentum with the mid-Cork side, they pressed for home
with Dorgan expertly converting a pair of frees.

To
polish off a wonderful display, Bunyan rattled the roof of the net two minutes
into stoppage time. A proud Mark Prendergast collected the silverware amid wild
celebrations.